Symposium Keynote Speaker: Dennis Van Roekel
Dennis Van Roekel is a 23-year teaching veteran and longtime activist and advocate for children and public education. As President of the 3.2 million-member National Education Association, he leads the nation’s largest labor union and advocates for quality public schools.
The high school math teacher from Paradise Valley High School in Phoenix, Arizona, served two terms as NEA Vice President and NEA Secretary-Treasurer, and has held key positions in all levels of the Association, including Arizona Education Association President and Paradise Valley Education Association President. His accomplishments include dramatic increases in membership among teachers and education support professionals while President of the Arizona Education Association and a notable rise in voluntary political action committee contributions during his term.
